Hammerfall

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good luck getting me on caltrops as soon as you hit me with that webnade i will be running for the hills with ss, and your little webgranade wont counter my ss.

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uh yes it will, it has built in slow, meaning you won't be moving nearly as fast. Great opportunity for a TP Foe when needed(straight onto caltrops), or just some Ice blasts to increase the slowing effect and do damage. In any case you won't be moving as fast as usual, so it will be easy to catch you, especially in the zones as you won't be able to jump over even the smallest of obstacles.

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No it doesnt. Word. Test it. (unless I've been fooled with the sirens temp power web grenade..) At least the sirens temp power web grenades did nothing to stop me from escaping, although SSing away in sirens without jump requires a bit skill..

But tp foe into caltrops is a good tactic, followed by web grenade again.

Unfortunately I have seen the same, simply stupid and juvenile behaviour. After spending just a little bit of time in sirens, I learned where all the bad banter stalkers claimed to receive comes from. Let me say my sympathies are all on the stalker side..

Getting petitioned for interrupting duels is just.. Urgh.

I would ask you to PM me this persons name, but that would propably turn out as griefing..

And by the way, there is no set of rules. We can do everything the devs have given us access to in the PvP zones, except grief one person continually. People doing duels arent entitled to do them in pvp zones. Inspirations are there to be used, and so on.

Most of the complaining seems to come from a bunch of juvenile players who simply wont accept the fact that they lose. (and might need to lvl their character a bit more). Thats my view. Unfortunately, other new players seem to get this 'disease' as well.

Nope, hope there is now..

We could try out, but instant raids only

THe bases are more than likely to crash out at some point.. One advice I have to give is try it first without using Warburg nukes, they seemed to crash the one raid Goonies have attempted so far.

Im not sure if anyone has any hard data as to how much the exemplared players are reduced in efficiency.. MaX claimed that it is possible to end up weaker than the normal players of that lvl..

Darn, Im on defiant.. I thought you meant test server at first..

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Nearly 100% of the people I meet at arenas think that PVP only exists at lvl 50.. Ive been mostly disappointed by these 'events' so far.

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How about getting to play at all?

3vP is ok though, mostly because its played at lvl 40. Ruling out 95% of the server population by saying you want lvl 50 only is harsh imo. And some people wonder why theres not much pvpers..

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Come along to the wednesday event on test..( ie the arena ).


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Hmm, there is a wednesday event?

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The arena generally has people who are more helpful on build/playing advice, and overall the matches are more fun.

And you wont get some fotm spines scrapper proclaiming he is uber and you are teh gimp.

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At least you get to fight different people in the zones.
And im not sure about the fun factor.

Nearly 100% of the people I meet at arenas think that PVP only exists at lvl 50.. Ive been mostly disappointed by these 'events' so far.

But yes, be very very careful going to sirens and don't listen to the broadcast too much..

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break free doesn't give resistance to -jump, a break free doesn't give resistance to slow from caltrops or ice blast or web grenade.

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Fly negates slow from caltrops, and web grenade doesnt prevent superspeeding, but when you put two together..

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Right now, at this very moment, I have a level change and am about to choose a new power. I need a third 'punch' so i am thinking of Air Superiority. My question though is - how does it actually work? I mean, can I 'pluck' fliers out of the sky? How far up can they be? What range? etc Can you tell me?

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It is a melee attack, so only from melee range. You'd have to get close to fliers first, which is why you pick fly next

On another note, air sup is the best power pool attack out there, for reasons stated above. If you want '3rd punch', get air sup.

And I remember being called something like 'unoriginal' for being energy/energy myself..

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Is that definitely how you get it though? My VG doesn't really PvP so surprises me we've unlocked ahead of PvP VG's like EVIL?


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Being in SG mode might be the difference..

This is something what I had in mind for my own MM..
Last 2 powers are just for flavour, Im not sure of hte usefulness of team tp, I hear it sucks, but I want to try myself. I think that PPPs suck mostly, it isnt worthwhile getting the other hold imo, because first priority is always to hit enemy with neurotoxic breath. So the PPP armor is the only patron power to take.

In PvP controlled zonal fight should go something like:
lay poison trap, tp foe to it, neurotoxic breath - after which the bots will replay the combat scene of "Empire strikes back" on enemys backside and you just keep spamming envenom, paralytic poison, neurotoxic breath and other goodies. With noxious gas and envenom taking out granite tanks isnt so tough I think.

I didnt have aid self in my original build, dunno how it works but I suspect it can't be that bad

BTW don't pay much attention to slotting lvls, I just put them there quickly.

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Exported from Ver: 1.7.6.0 of the CoH_CoV Character Builder - (http://sherksilver.coldfront.net/index.php)
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Name: Mad Tinker
Level: 50
Archetype: Mastermind
Primary: Robotics
Secondary: Poison
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01) --> Battle Drones==> Acc(1) Dmg(3) Dmg(3) Dmg(7) Acc(7)
01) --> Alkaloid==> Heal(1) Heal(9) Heal(9) Rechg(48)
02) --> Envenom==> Acc(2) Acc(5) Rechg(11) Rechg(23) Rechg(46)
04) --> Weaken==> Acc(4) Acc(5) Rechg(11) Rechg(23) TH_DeBuf(31) TH_DeBuf(37)
06) --> Equip Robot==> EndRdx(6) Rechg(43)
08) --> Stimulant==> IntRdx(8)
10) --> Hasten==> Rechg(10) Rechg(17) Rechg(17)
12) --> Protector Bots==> Acc(12) Dmg(13) Dmg(13) Dmg(15) Acc(15) EndRdx(31)
14) --> Super Speed==> Run(14) Run(40)
16) --> Aid Self==> Heal(16) Heal(29) Heal(33) IntRdx(33) IntRdx(34) Rechg(39)
18) --> Neurotoxic Breath==> Acc(18) Acc(19) Acc(19) Rechg(21) Rechg(21) Slow(43)
20) --> Hurdle==> Jump(20)
22) --> Health==> Heal(22)
24) --> Stamina==> EndMod(24) EndMod(25) EndMod(25)
26) --> Assault Bot==> Acc(26) Dmg(27) Dmg(27) Dmg(29) Acc(31) EndRdx(33)
28) --> Teleport Foe==> Acc(28) Acc(34) Acc(34) Range(40) Range(40) IntRdx(48)
30) --> Teleport==> EndRdx(30) Range(46) Range(46)
32) --> Upgrade Robot==> EndRdx(32) Rechg(37) Rechg(43)
35) --> Paralytic Poison==> Acc(35) Acc(36) Hold(36) Rechg(36) Rechg(37) Hold(42)
38) --> Noxious Gas==> Rechg(38) Rechg(39) Rechg(39)
41) --> Charged Armor==> DmgRes(41) DmgRes(42) DmgRes(42)
44) --> Poison Trap==> Acc(44) Acc(45) Rechg(45) Rechg(45) Rechg(48)
47) --> Elixir of Life==> Rechg(47)
49) --> Team Teleport==> EndRdx(49) EndRdx(50) Range(50) EndRdx(50)
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01) --> Sprint==> EndRdx(1)
01) --> Brawl==> Acc(1)
01) --> Supremacy==> Empty(1)
02) --> Rest==> Rechg(2)
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PS. THis is just one idea to make a MM, I don't think there is a flavour of the month -build yet with masterminds.

Robots are perceived as the most damaging primary, Im sure other primaries have good points too, but I dont have personal experience.

Of the secondaries, I think dark, forcefield and poison are perceived as good, although the nerf to Personal forcefield hurts FF masterminds. Poison is loaded with excellent debuffs and utility powers, but is lacking in personal defense (you'd need to be good in utilizing bodyguard and get aid self from power pool propably).
Dark has area heal which works well with bodyguard, but Im not sure about its other good points.

My personal favorite is robots/poison, good damage+debuffs, in test server event I took down scrappers in one on one situations like they were nothing. But personal defense is where bot/poison lacks, you need good survival instincts and mobility. However bodyguard increased MM survivability hundredfold YOu just need to learn how to use it.

EDIT: Oh and I refuse to believe that there is such a thing as "best". This game is great for its variety

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AM is not perma tho You would need to alternate AM "shifts" and plug the gaps with assault.

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You sure when all those people AM each other? Hmm..

IF theres one secondary to ditch, is war mace I think.. :/

And let's remember that its always down to player skill, not the sets

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But REAL heroes arrive to the battle before it starts, not halfway through the finish

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Like I often quote John Travolta in fly-debates: "If you are important, people will wait."

My tank has fly.. 'nuff said!

Well, um. what exactly do you have in your base then? (Im getting envious )I woulndt imagine running out of energy that easy, unless the base was filled with defense items.. Goonies base feels small now, we just have supercomp and are saving for turbine generator.

Afaik, there is a third generator, called Fusion generator that I hear (read from some US faq) produces 25000 energy, but its unlock mechanism is unknown to me.

I can make it on thursday and most other evenings except saturday.

Seems like pentad is the favorite of very few people . Personally I'm not interested making teams from our coalition, even if there are some people interested there doesnt seem to be a good mix of ATs..

It works, henchmen are fully buffable/healable. Personally I'd say repair is pretty pants if you have some other form of heal, because repair has such a long recharge. More often than not the target gets either healed by prot bots, or dies, meaning repair got wasted. Repair DOES heal the bot for 100% hp but its more often than not wasted like I said. I recommend skipping repair if you have some other form of heal.

I have poison and alkaloid is great for healing bots

Personally I have soloed two mayhem bank raids on relentless lvl 24 so far, of the two I have attempted. Last raid was a toughie when I tried the extra mission as well but I managed it.

tips: Buy insps. Especially def and damage (or acc depending on your build) for the boss fight. Utilize placate. If it gets real tough, exit the mayhem mission to buy even more insps and come back.
Use AS as much as possible.

Ambushes are indeed auto-targeted to you, but you can retreat to a suitable location like inside/outside the bank building so the mobs need to zone and you might be able to pick them one by one (AS maybe) as they come thru the door. Or in general utilize surroundings. For instance the Family will fight longbow so you might want to draw the longbows to them. And usually the Family underboss makes short work of the police etc. Normally I havent had much trouble with the ambushes unless they surprise me when Im fighting something else.

Ah, I love this game, so many little things to try

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Um following the post I7 changes I dont know of any team that managed to beat an AV without some form of -regen

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I'm going to do a few with my SG tonight, just to prove you wrong!

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That was last night, so how did it go?

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Just so I'm clear, temp buff made like this last 15minutes from the moment they're built?

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Yeah, they aren't temp powers that are activated, they are automatically on and last 15 minutes from the moment you make them.